Mount Grant, South Georgia
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Mount Grant is a mountain
standing between Esmark
and Keilhau Glacier
s on the south side of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951–57, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Henry E.W. Grant, Colonial Secretary
. and Legal Adviser
in the Falkland Islands
, 1906–09, who contributed to the early development of the whaling industry and the conservation of whale
s in the area.
Mountain
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standing between Esmark
Esmark Glacier
Esmark Glacier is a glacier flowing into the west part of Jossac Bight on the south coast of South Georgia. Named by the Norwegian expedition under Holtedahl, 1927-28, probably for Jens Esmark, professor of mineralogy at the University of Kristiania , Norway....
and Keilhau Glacier
Keilhau Glacier
Keilhau Glacier is a glacier 5 miles long flowing west from Kohl Plateau and then southwest to Jossac Bight, on the south coast of South Georgia. Mapped by Olaf Holtedahl during his visit to South Georgia in 1927-28, and named by him for Baltazar M. Keilhau , Norwegian geologist and professor of...
s on the south side of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951–57, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Henry E.W. Grant, Colonial Secretary
Chief Secretary
The Chief Secretary is the title of a senior civil servant in members of the Commonwealth of Nations, and, historically, in the British Empire. Prior to the dissolution of the colonies, the Chief Secretary was the second most important official in a colony of the British Empire after the...
. and Legal Adviser
Legal Adviser
The Legal Adviser of the Department of State is a position within the United States Department of State. It was created by an Act of Congress on February 23, 1931 and given a rank equivalent to that of an Assistant Secretary...
in the Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...
, 1906–09, who contributed to the early development of the whaling industry and the conservation of whale
Whale
Whale is the common name for various marine mammals of the order Cetacea. The term whale sometimes refers to all cetaceans, but more often it excludes dolphins and porpoises, which belong to suborder Odontoceti . This suborder also includes the sperm whale, killer whale, pilot whale, and beluga...
s in the area.